LINGUIST List 14.533

Fri Feb 21 2003

Calls: Pragmatics, Poland / Translation, Spain

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6th International Conference on Translation
Distance Teaching of Translation and Languages
Departament de Traducci� i d'Interpretaci�
Universitat Aut�noma de Barcelona
10-12 May 2004
http://www.fti.uab.es/congres2004
cg.traduccio2004uab.es
The development of communication and information technology has allowed us
to overcome two barriers that we had been unable to break for centuries:
time and space. The need to translate has grown with the elimination of
these restrictions, and this has pushed translation and language education
to new ways of communicating. All over the planet, we now have access to a
wide range of opportunities presented to us from far-away locations, and the
university must also find its place in this new global order.
At the 6th International Conference on Translation, we wish to debate the
challenges faced by universities which offer courses to students who do not
attend class on campus in the traditional way, in particular in the teaching
of translation and languages for translators. We also wish to debate the
advantages and drawbacks associated with the application of information and
communication technology to distance education in these areas.
Thus, the general lines of the Conference will be:
- Distance teaching of translation (curricular design, methodology, and
practical experiences)
- Distance teaching of languages for translators (curricular design,
methodology, and practical experiences)
- Distance teaching of translation tools (software) (curricular design,
methodology, and practical experiences)
- Methodological considerations in distance education (pedagogic models,
role of the professor, type of interaction, type of learning)
- Technical aspects of distance education (platforms, communication and
learning tools, production tools)
Call for Papers
We invite researchers to present papers along the general lines of the
Conference or on other subjects related with the distance teaching of
translation and languages for translators.
Abstract Submission
The deadline for submitting paper abstracts is September 30, 2003.
Abstracts can have a maximum of 300 words, and may be written in any of the
four conference languages (Catalan, Spanish, English, French). Abstracts
should be sent by electronic mail to the address listed above. The author's
name and affiliation, postal and electronic addresses, telephone and fax
numbers must be included in the document. A list of the accepted papers will
be sent to all applicants on December 1, 2003 by electronic mail.
For more information, please contact the Organizing Committee at the above
electronic address or the following postal address:
6th International Conference on Translation
Facultat de Traducci� i d'Interpretaci�
Universitat Aut�noma de Barcelona
08193 Bellaterra
Phone: +34 93-581-2761
Fax: +34 93-581-2762